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I read what Bart JP wrote about citizenship, PRs and bumiputification on Perspective Unlimited and I disagree with him.Bart makes the argument that PRs are taxed normally but do not have the rights to representation. Firstly PRs get to vote in their home countries (this of course depends if their home countries allow for overseas voting), and do not pay taxes there (most …
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Thanks to JFYou’ve Changed 40% in 10 YearsAh, the past! You may not remember it well - because you’re still living in it.While you’ve changed some, you may want to update your wardrobe, music collection and circle of friends.How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?You Are 56% GentlemanGenerally you act like a gentleman, but sometimes you’re careless with …
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Fake beer for kids. Only the Japanese could come up with something like that.Game show where you cannot look at the hot bikini clad babe. How come Singapore doesn’t have shows like that? Instead we get retarded ones.
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Well my best friend’s blood count is down… He lost a third of his red blood cells. This is not good. He’s not a the point for blood transfusion, but it is a distinct possibility. For now we’re going to give him hormone injections. On the plus side his urea levels are down from 13 to 11. We might bring him home to care for him. We know how to change …
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“Senator Barca, now that you’re retiring, what advice do you have for us younger Citizens?” A reporter from the Sentinel Post inquired.“Son. There is little I have to impart to you young go-getters. I am an old man from a different generation,” came the reply.Senator Barca had served the Republic for as long as anyone could remember. Having come …
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My trusty sidekick and bestest non-human friend, Bubbles McDoggles, is in the hospital. Yeah. He’s sick. 3 years ago thank to Pedigree, he had kidney problems. He survived longer than the vet expected (vet gave him 1 month), but there seems to be a relapse and it does not look good. He may not survive this round.Doc said his kidney is only 25% functioning. They’re …
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Ned has posted about Byzantium and Singapore. I find it interesting the point he makes about the need for competition. He points out that when the good rulers were gone, bad rulers ruined Byzantium. I would disagree.It’s not that we need a competing set of elites. The bad dynasty was a competing set of elites. No what we need is strong institution that cannot be easily …
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Singapura Daily Makan Photo blogged about it being all Harry Potter (thanks for the photos). I beg to differ. It looks and feels like the Haunted Mansion from Disney. Even what the staff w …
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Disney World has tunnels running under it. That would explain why I never see them refill the food outlets or the merchandising. They do it from underground, or as the author tells us, on the ground floor, since the park sits on level 2. Walt came up with this. Totally visionary and amazing.
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Now that I have had a closer look at the whole income tax chart, I decided to crunch some numbers. Which is strange since I am trained in history and poli sci. The findings are interesting. (Chart taken from www.salary.sg)Ignore the next paragraph if you don’t care for the mechanics and calculations and just want to look at my conclusions from number crunching.Based on …
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Ok. I exaggerate. (Ed: as usual)(1) CO2 poisoning from living too close to a lake that emits the gas frequently(2) Not paying your income tax on time. Check to see how much you have to pay …
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I’m sure we’ve all heard that joke. Well in case some of you duckies didn’t know, I am considering going off to Law School. Why? Well… I suppose it is due to the fact that I CAN!! I figured I needed a “real” degree after getting a BA and a MA (AB and AM I suppose if you speak Latin, but Artium Baccalaureus and Artium Magister just sounds …
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Will be leaving the US in 12 hours. Home again, home again, jiggity jig.What a trip. It was enjoyable to be back. Considering I wun be back in awhile. I’ll miss certain things about the US. There are just somethings that make the place special to me. Like the people, the manners, the practices. It just really makes it all different and special to me. Singapore sometimes …
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In Narita. Waiting for me flight. 4 hour lay over. Took a shower. Waiting for sushi place to open. Do not arrive in Narita before 9am. This place only gets hoping around 8ish.It was intere …
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That’s the tentative name for the new car that I will be getting. Yeah… I do have a tradition of naming my cars. My first was Betsy in honor of Archie’s car. Mine was a 2nd hand 1999 Toyota Corolla, Gold in color. The second was named after a character in A Streetcar named Desire: Stella, the Black 2005 Toyota 4Runner. The third will be a Silver 2007 Toyota …
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Here’s a few tips ok:- If you’re going to tuck in your shirt, please please please wear a belt or suspenders. It’s a rule any self respecting man should know. It’s not just for keeping your pants up you know. It’s also for preventing your pants from popping out too far when you squat or bend.- The other day I saw a young man with a gun-shaped …
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Million Dollar Quartet was an album released by SUN records. What makes it million dollar is the artists that appear on it. Jut look at that picture. This was from an impromptu session. El …
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Yup. We have our own Awards. Kinda like the academy awards. It’s a popularity contest, it’s the bloggers’ choice awards. Go now, nominate your favorite blogs,, go vote, …
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Happy 2nd anniversary to you old blog! It’s been a long time. Can’t believe that it’s been 2 years now (Ed: Yeah. I’m surprised I haven’t quit yet). It seems like only yesterday that the first post came out… There have been address changes, skin changes, header changes, and even style changes. Who knows what will happen next and where all …
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